Ashland, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ashland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast24%—90°72°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle74%—82°70°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle43%—89°69°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—91°70°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm17%—86°71°-5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm36%0.02″90°70°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm56%—83°69°-7°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ashland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 36251
15-Day Forecast — Ashland
- Sun90°72°24%
- Mon82°70°74%
- Tue89°69°43%
- Wed91°70°17%
- Thu86°71°17%
- Fri90°70°36%
- Sat83°69°56%
- Sun89°67°54%
- Mon75°66°26%
- Tue87°64°18%
- Wed90°67°26%
- Thu92°70°42%
- Fri90°68°43%
- Sat91°71°54%
- Sun88°70°44%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Ashland
SPC has placed Ashland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Ashland
- 36251